Customers · updated 2026-08-08

How to manage estimates on the Customers page in Dumpster Controls

The "Estimates" panel at the top of the Customers page tracks every quote you have out: what was accepted, what is pending, and what fell through.

## Expand the panel
Click the "Estimates" button above the metrics. It shows your estimate count, and a pulsing badge when new accepted estimates are waiting (the tooltip counts "new estimates to review"). Arriving from an estimate alert opens the panel already expanded.
## Read the header
The expanded panel summarizes "accepted", "pending", and "canceled" counts, plus the "Accepted value" and "Pending value" totals.
## Filter with the tabs
Tabs are "All", "Accepted", "Pending", and "Canceled". Each row shows the estimate number, customer, a status chip ("Accepted", "Sent", "Declined", or "Expired"), amount, and date.
## Act on a pending estimate
Rows with the "Sent" status offer "View" (opens the customer-facing page), "Edit", "Resend" (toast: "Estimate #{number} resent"), and "Cancel" (toast: "Estimate #{number} canceled").
## Acknowledge accepted estimates
Newly accepted estimates pulse until you click "Acknowledge". Once acknowledged, the row shows "Done". This is your worklist of wins to turn into orders.

What happens next

Each customer's own estimates also appear in the "Estimates" tab of their profile drawer.

Troubleshooting

A tab shows "No estimates in this category".

Nothing matches that filter right now. Switch to "All" to see everything.

There is no "Edit" or "Resend" on a row.

Those actions only exist while the estimate is in "Sent" status. Accepted, declined, and expired estimates are read-only apart from "View" and "Acknowledge".

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dumpster Controls really free?

Yes. The entire app is free for any company at any fleet size: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. The entire app is free; an optional $169 per month plan lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30 and adds a Sponsored spotlight in the public company directory. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23.

Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order?

No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing.

Is there a contract?

No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional $169 lower card rate plan is billed month to month.

Which countries and languages are supported?

Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English.

How do I switch from another dumpster software?

Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help.